Hanger for wearing-apparel



(No Model) S. G. LARSEN.

HANGER FOR WEARING APPAREL;

No. 599,244. Patented Feb. 15, 1898.

lUNlTED STATES PATENT @nrrcn.

SOREN C. LARSEN, OF DOVER, NElV JERSEY.

HANGER FOR WEARING APPAREL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,244, dated February15, 1898. Application filed July 10, 1897. Serial No. 644,132. (Nomoclell) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOREN O. LARSEN, of Dover,in the county of Morrisand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hangers for VVearing-Apparel; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hangersfor wearing apparel 5 and it has for its object the production of asimple and inexpensive device of this character by means of which anentire suit of clothing, including coat, vest, and trousers, may beconveniently supported in such manner that the garments maintainapproximately the same shape as when worn upon the person.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimproved hanger complete. Fig. 2 is plan View, and Fig. 3 an end View,of the same.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a hanger or support for a coator the like, the same being made of a single piece of wire 1 of suitablelength and provided midway between its ends with an upright loop 2,coiled in its upper end to form an eye 3, to which a suitable hook 4 isattached for sustaining the hanger from any convenient support. The endsof the wire at the bottom of the loop are bent in opposite directionsand extend outwardly in substantially horizontal planes, as indicated at5, said outwardly-extending arms inclining or curving slightly downwardand extending sufficiently far to accommodate a coat suspended thereonin the usual manner. At 6 6 said wire is bowed or bent backward uponitself, forming the inwardlyextending arms 7, which are extendedsubstantially parallel with the opposing arms 5 until they are broughtinto positions approximately opposite the lower ends of the loop 2, whenthey are bent at right angles at a toward said loop and made to engagethe horizontal arms 5 by means of eyes formed on their extreme ends, asshown. The parts thus far described of the hanger, aside from the hook,may be formed from a single piece of wire.

A curved or bowed wire 8 is secured at its ends to the bowed portions 6of hanger A, said wire being extended horizontally from said hanger andadapted to hold the breast of a coat and vest supported by the latter inapproximately the same posit-ion it assumes when worn upon the person.

The trousers hanger or support B is made up of two parts or members 9and 10, each of which is composed of a single wire bent into loop formand provided at its ends with eyes 11, which engage and slide upon theparallel ways or rods 5 and 7. The ends of one wire are extended throughthe eyes of the opposing wire to engage the ways 5 and 7 upon oppositesides of the coat-hanger to that which carries the pendent loop forengaging the trousers or forming the support therefor, said eyes servingas additional guides for steadying and supporting the movements of thedivided trousers-hanger. The loop ends of these parts 9 and 10 are bentdownward,and the lowerend 12 of one is bent into W form and is providedwith converging lower sides or loops 13, adapted to hold a button passedinto engagement therewith through the wider open ends thereof. The bowedend of the opposing hanger has each of the arms of the loop 14 bent downinto shape for a like'purpose of that of the double loop 12, one uponeach side, as indicated at 15 15, the depending loops 15 being morewidely separated than the loops 13, as shown. In attaching the garmentsthe vestor waistcoat is first placed upon the coathanger proper and thecoat placed over the same in a manner that will be readily understood.The trousers having been folded in the usual. manner, the forwardSuspender-buttons, which are brought together in such process offolding, are made to engage with the two loops of the W shape of thehanger, while the rear buttons thereof are secured to the opposing loops15 15 of the opposite pendent loop 14 when the parts of the hanger areadjusted to give the proper tension to the garment and the latter issuspended from its sup port in the usual manner.

By the construction described a simple and inexpensive hanger is formed,adapted to sup port an entire suit,with the trousers-s11 pporter madeadjustable in length to adapt it to the size of the garment worn.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is 1. Theherein-described hanger for wearing-apparel, comprising a coat-supportmade from a single piece of wire bent to form parallel ways, and anadjustable trousers-support formed of two parts or members having armsextended parallel with and engaging said parallel ways, substantially asset forth.

2. The herein-described hanger for wearing-apparel, comprising acoat-support made from a single piece of wire bent to form parallelways, and an adjustable trousers-support formed of two parts or memberseach of which is provided with opposite arms or members extendedparallel with and engaging said parallel ways and having depending loopportions adapted to engage the buttons of a pair of trousers,substantially as set forth.

3. The herein-described hanger for wearing-apparel, comprising acoat-support made from a single piece OfWiF bent to form parallel Ways,and a trousers-support formed of two parts or members one of which isprovided with a depending loop of W form, and the other with twoparallel depending loops of V form, each of said members having oppositearms extended parallel with and engaging said parallel ways,substantially as set forth.

at. The herein-described hanger for wearing-apparel, comprising acoat-support provided with end loops having parallel ways, and atrouserssupport, comprising two members having arms provided with eyesnormally in engagement with said ways and also the arms of its opposingmember, each of said parts or members being provided with pendent loopsadapted to engage the buttons of SOREN O. LARSEN.

Witnesses:

SEGVARD M. LARSEN, EDWARD D. NEIGHBOUR.

